Links to Other Sites


You may have noticed that this site concentrates on interesting places and great roads, and tends to gloss over some other more practical elements of touring abroad. For instance, there is very little mention of: phoning home, road signs, traffic lights, road works, and not a great deal on general road etiquette. This is not due to laziness on my part (ahem), but because this information is covered very well elsewhere.

Also, I have not given many general motorcycle links because there are thousands around, and a quick look at a search engine like Yahoo! will list more than I could ever hope to. You will find some links to rider training sites if you visit my Riding Skills page.

If you have enjoyed Ultrablade you may want to see one of my other sites by visiting Neal's World. In particular, you may wish to have a giggle at my scooter site Psychomoto.

If you are based in the UK and are interested in Cornwall then you will want to visit West Cornwall Coast. This site has excellent photographs of the Cornish coastal scenery and interesting man-made features. It includes accurate positions for people who use a GPS receiver.

Motorcycling sites  |  Bike rentals and touring holidays  |  Map retailing sites  |  Information sites



Motorcycling sites

If you would like to read about biking in Andalucia then visit the On Two Wheels site of a Norwegian couple who have written about their motorcycling exploits in southern Spain. It takes the form of stories about at least eight trips, and contains many good quality photographs and an article on the bars of Andalucia. They have updated it now to include trips to other countries, and have renamed the site Rocinantes Travels.

A site which is very similar to mine, but deals with biking in the Alps is Biking In The Alps. Recommended.

If you want to explore some of the best biking roads in the UK then the Motorcycle Routes site is a good place to start. Navigating the site is not very intuitive, but the information contained within is straight to the point.

A very comprehensive motorcycle links site is Moto-directory. This contains links grouped into sections which includes one on touring. It is updated very regularly and is well worth a look.

Click here to visit the Rocinantes Travels site.

Click here to visit the Biking in the Alps site.

Click here to visit the Motorcycle Routes in the UK site.

MotoDirectory.com links site

And two motorcycle links page...

Cycle search

Motorcycle Vacation Guide

Two other useful motorcycling sites are:

Touring Europe good for hotel and ferry information.

MotoBOTC. for touring, rallies and campsites.


Motorcycle rent or tour sites

I haven't actually used the following, but they may be able to help. I have always used my own bikes so there has been no need. You could also try a search using a directory service or search engine like Yahoo.com.

Iberian Moto Tours

Holiday Bikes

Viajes Empytur Written in Spanish.

Harley Holidays May only be for the Portugese Algarve.


If you are planning a trip around the south-west of France you may be interested in Flash Tours, based at an English owned B&B in Les Deux Sevres. They can even do overnight bed and breakfast for bikers only. OK, bikers forced to go by car can also qualify! Either way by prior arrangement only please.

Flash Tours


Map retailing sites

I haven't actually used the following locations because the Internet was not so popular in the early 90's, but they may be able to help you. I purchased my specialist maps from Stanford's in Covent Garden by mail order, but they don't appear to have a web site.

Map World They seem to concentrate on small scale maps suitable for hikers and cyclists.

Elstead Maps For all types of map.

James Thin Maps Another retailer of a variety of maps.

Catalyst Maps An internet based map and travel guide retail outlet.



Information sites

Michelin Route planning site in english - not tried.

Opel There is a route planning site in english which seems to work well.

All Spain A travel and culture information page in English, about Spain. It looks a little dated judging by the dates.

All About Spain A general guide to Spain with a good city guide.

Spanish Tourist Office Worth a look - a third of a million visitors in a year can't be wrong.

SpainTour Comprehensive Spanish links page from the Spanish Tourist Office.

OkSpain Spanish Tourism guide.

Castlequest Spanish Castles; this is the map page.

CostaBlancaNet Calpe tourist site, but only if you can speak Spanish - don't ask me why there isn't an English section.

Spanish Wines Spanish wine guide.

Euhotels French hotel guide with a built-in search system.

Enjoy France Guide to hotels and guesthouses.

FranceWorld General guide with business and vacation sections.

Europe OnLine Paris/France guide.


A quick note

The author includes links to other sites beyond his control for the convenience of the reader. He assumes no responsibility for the content of these pages, and because sites frequently change the linked pages may be unsuitable and may have moved. If you discover an inaccurate link please notify the author. Thank-you to those who have already done so. My address is nkdj (at) btinternet.com. (I haven't included a hypertext link in the hope of dissuading spam spiders - sorry.)


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